BlueshirtBlitz
Foolish Samurai
Yeah, Klein is not looking too hot and I'm afraid he won't return to how he looked earlier in the season.
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Pavel Buchnevich
Drury and Laviolette Must Go
He struggled last year returning from an injury. I'd give it some time, but this might just be the player he is.
Plays well, gets injured, doesn't play well when he returns. Eventually regains his form, gets injured, doesn't play well when he returns.
Revel
Dark Sky Enthusiast
That's a highly specific kind of player
I don't know how he suffered the last injury, but the first one was a broken bone ala OV. There's a lot of forearm manipulation while playing hockey, so I have no issues with how long it took him to return and the fact that he was not 100% for the playoffs.
BobMarleyNYR
Rangers future on D
That's a highly specific kind of player
I don't know how he suffered the last injury, but the first one was a broken bone ala OV. There's a lot of forearm manipulation while playing hockey, so I have no issues with how long it took him to return and the fact that he was not 100% for the playoffs.
And still far more ab/trunk involvement, so that should definitely be the case now. He more or less had a low-grade abdominal tear, that's a major injury.
Machinehead
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I feel like he deserves a bump because we need positive things in our hockey lives at this point in the season.
As much of an issue as I've had with Girardi playing with McDonagh, I think Klein is the opposite. He's just the easiest guy in the world for McDonagh to play with.
He's over 50% CF% on the season with fairly tough usage and his level of play has been a steal for the contract he has. I hope it's a contract he plays to its duration with us.
As much of an issue as I've had with Girardi playing with McDonagh, I think Klein is the opposite. He's just the easiest guy in the world for McDonagh to play with.
He's over 50% CF% on the season with fairly tough usage and his level of play has been a steal for the contract he has. I hope it's a contract he plays to its duration with us.
Revel
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I can't believe the advanced stats. They're ridiculous.
He had a 73.5 CF% 5v5 with only 30% ZSO tonight. That's amazing. It's actually disgusting ... considering he had almost 19 minutes of 5v5 time (most on the team tonight). That's not a small sample size for a game. Legit first pairing minutes. Also had 85.7% HSCF%. ****ing unreal.
Basically... when Klein was on the ice, we were blitzing the Islanders.
McD had nice numbers, too. Only a 58.1 Corsi, though.
Inferno
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keep these 2 together.
keep McIlrath & Yandle together (despite a so-so game from them last night)... and then the other 3 defenseman can have fun on the 3rd pair.
keep McIlrath & Yandle together (despite a so-so game from them last night)... and then the other 3 defenseman can have fun on the 3rd pair.
TheTakedown
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I can't believe the advanced stats. They're ridiculous.
He had a 73.5 CF% 5v5 with only 30% ZSO tonight. That's amazing. It's actually disgusting ... considering he had almost 19 minutes of 5v5 time (most on the team tonight). That's not a small sample size for a game. Legit first pairing minutes. Also had 85.7% HSCF%. ****ing unreal.
Basically... when Klein was on the ice, we were blitzing the Islanders.
McD had nice numbers, too. Only a 58.1 Corsi, though.
Those possession stats are insanity... It's crazy how good McDonagh plays when he's with a competent partner...
I remember saying back in the day that Klein was viewed like a poor mans Stralman, and he's clearly coming around into that.
McDonagh-Klein and Yandle-McIlrath should be the top 4--hands down. the bottom pairings should be rotated games--there's no excuse at this point if this team (read, this clown of a coach) wants to win...
With these performances, they are running out of excuses for Girardi, there's no other words for it.
Captain Lindy
Formerly known as Kreider Beast
Captain Lindy
Formerly known as Kreider Beast
I wish we could swap Klein's contract and Girardi's contract. Klein lives up to the dollar value, no question.
Ail
Based and Rangerspilled.
Eating much crow on Klein this season. It's great he's able to play at that level, but even better he's saving McDonagh from Girardi.
Oh god if they had traded him like I wanted in the offseason.
Oh god if they had traded him like I wanted in the offseason.
Hope he doesn't miss much time. Very important to this team. Glad mcilrath gets some time in his absence but definitely still a huge hole with Klein out of lineup. Hope he's able to avoid injury bug down the stretch
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Pavel Buchnevich
Drury and Laviolette Must Go
He could've helped, but we were also without our starting goalie who probably would've saved two of the goals that Raanta didn't.
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Igor Shestyorkin
#26, the sickest of 'em all.
Klein looked pretty meh after the TDL to me.
I wonder if Raph gets a spot over McI in he lineup next game though.
Amazing Kreiderman
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Well, we all make mistakes. I thought Shane McColgan was a great steal when we drafted him
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Half the board wanted to trade KK and now he's the a #2 Dman? Yeah..right up until he has a bad game or gets injured, then it's send out the lynch mob..Brilliant!
The reason some people wanted to trade him was because the Wonder Twins have a no-move clause and nobody wants to trade McDonagh
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